submitted 3 weeks ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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Wasps are having a good year following a cooler summer in 2024 - truly devastating news.

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[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 7 points 3 weeks ago

They are the second most disliked insect, bug or creepy-crawly in the UK, after the spider

Madness - clearly the mosquito should be number one (which spiders eat).

[-] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

You got no ticks over there?

[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, but I got a tick once (when survival camping) vs thousands of bites from mosquitoes.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago

We don't have mosquitoes in the UK

[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't understand, am I missing the joke? We have 36 species in the UK, including the invasive tiger mosquito and the London Underground mosquito.

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